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Patented Nov. 2.11, 1933 lUNITED STATES PATENT oFFicr.

PAPER FILE Application September 8, 1932. Serial No. 632,179

it) Claims.

This invention relates to paper iiles and is more particularly concerned with a so-called visible index, in which cards carried by holders mounted in a panel are arranged with their identi-ncation-receiving margins in overlapping relationship, the amount of overlap, of course, being determined by the widths of the holders. The invention comprises novel and improved card holders and hinges which attach the cards to the card holders.

The invention will best be understood by reference to the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating several specic embodiments of the invention, while its scope will be pointed out more particularly in the appended claims. l

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a paper file embodying the invention in one of its forms.;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of one of the card holders shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 4 and 5 are front and rear elevations, respectively, illustrating one of the hinges which connect a card to its holder;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7-7 of Fig.'6, but with a card disposed perpendicular to the panel;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view similar to Fig. '7, but showing a third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is an elevation, on an enlarged scale, particularly in vertical section, of a sheet holder shown in Fig. 8

Fig. 10 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, on line 10*1O of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a fourth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. l2 is an elevation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 11, but with the hinged cover plate turned upwardly to illustrate the hinges which attach the cards to the holders; and

Fig. 13 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, on line 13-13 of Fig. 12.

Referring to the drawings, and to the embodiments of the invention illustrated therein, and having reference at first to the simplest form of the invention appearing in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, there is shown a paper file comprising a panel l5 conveniently made of sheet-metal and provided with inturned iianges 16 forming the channels 17 to receive the ends of a series of sheet holders 18 made of suitable resilient material, such as (Cl. 12S- 1627) thin wood, thereby enabling them to be bent and bowed sufficiently to permit their detachment from the panel by withdrawing their ends from the channels. Each holder carries a card 19, the cards being arranged in series and having overlapping identication-receiving margins 20, each card being detachably attached to its holder by the novel and improved means now to be described.

The holder is provided with two elongated apertures 21 (see Fig. 2) extending therethrough from the front face to the rear face-and disposed lengthwise of the strip, each aperture having two portions v22 and'23 of different widths, the wider portions being nearer to each otherv than the' narrower portions. The narrower portions nor-Y mally receive hinges 24, each of which, as shown, comprises a piece of gumrned fabric folded along aline A-A (see Fig. 4), and having its two leaves 25, thus formed, secured to opposite faces, respectively, of the interposed card by the adhesive, while the remaining portions of the leaves outwardly beyond the card are `secured to each other l not only by the adhesive but also by a row of,I stitches 26 extending through both thicknessesV of the cloth close to the adjacent edge of thel card, thereby to increase the durability of the hinges by preventing separation of their leaves.

The projecting portion of each hinge extends through the narrow portion 23 of its associated aperture (see Fig. 3) vto the rear of the sheet holder, between the latter and the front face of the panel, and to lock the hinge in place and prevent its accidental withdrawal the hinge is pro-Y vided with projections, herein conveniently constituted by metallic fasteners, such as staples 27 (best shown in Figs; i and 5), driven through the hinge and clinched over, as at 28, on the opposite side (see Fig. 5). The projections thus formed are of such great bulk and durability that the hinge cannot be withdrawn from its aperture without first shifting the hinge lengthwise of its aperture into registration with the relatively wider portion of the aperture. The width of the wider portion is greater than the combined thickness of the hinge and its projections and allows the hinge to pass therethrough very readily. Detachment of a given card from its holder is accomplished by bending the card to reduce the space between the hinges sufiiciently to enable one hinge to be withdrawn through the wider portion of its aperture, after which the card is shifted lengthwise to enable the other hinge to be withdrawn through the wider portion of its aperture.

In this form of the invention, the channels in the panel are relatively shallow from front to back, and, as the ends or" the card holders are not provided with means to space them from the front face oi the panel, the card holders are normally bowed forwardly by the portions of the hinges intervening between the rear faces of the sheet holders and the front face of the panel, as shown in Fig. 3.

The embodiment shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is like the rst embodiment, except in the respects now to be described. In the form shown in Figs. 6 and '7, the sheet holder is conveniently made of a strip of spring steel and it is spaced from the front face of the panel by spacing means, herein projections, conveniently formed on the holder by bending the same iirst rearwardly, as at 29, then toward each other, as at .30, and nally forwardly, as at 3l. The resultant thickening of the sheet holder at its ends naturally calls for a corresponding increase in the dimension of the channel from front to back. This arrangement, while not so compact from front to back as the first form, has the advantage of providing a wide, free, clearance space between the rear face of the sheet holder and thefront face of the panel, as

shown in Fig. 7.

This form further differs from the rst form in that, whereas the iirst form has but two slots for hinges, the second form has four arranged in pairs. ln this form, the hinges and the c rresponding apertures in the holders are unsyininetrically arranged, and thus it is possible to remove a card from the normal positionshown in Figs. 6 and '7, and to oiset it laterally by inserting its hinges in the apertures of the second pair, in

which event, the right-hand portion of the card will extend beyond the right-hand edge of the panel. Another possibility is that the card may be removed from its position, shown in Figs. 6

'and '7, and reversed, so that what was its rear face becomes its front face, and the hinges are then introduced into the other pair of apertures. Still another possibility is that two cards may be attached to each holder. These possibilities "characterize also the third and fourth forms presently to be described.

The third form, illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, is like the form illustrated in Figs. 6 and '7, except that the ends of the holder are provided with trunnions 32, conveniently attached to the holder,

as by providing the latter with reduced portions 33 which receive the trunnions, the latter being conveniently held in place by friction, that is, a force nt, or by heading them over slightly at their ends, as at 34, or by employing both of these expedients.

The fourth form of the invention will now be described, reference being had to Figs. 11, 12, and 13. This form is generally like the form shown -in Figs. S and 7, but instead of providing the carrier with projections at its ends, the carrier is provided with longitudinal projections 35 (see Fig. 13), that is to say, the holder is channelshaped in cross-section, thus presenting a web 'for the apertures and a pair of flanges which extend 3'? precisely like the sheet holder, and to this bar the cover-plate is hinged by metallic hinge pieces 38, inserted in the apertures in the' same fashion as the hinges oi the sheets are inserted in their slots, and provided with a projection 39 which prevents the hinge from being wlthdravm from the channel bar. The two hinges are connected to the cover plate by a pintle 40.

As shown, two cards are attached to each holder (see Fig. 12), and as shown in Fig. il, the cards are cut to provide tabs 4l, each half the width ci the card, the tab on one card being at the left, and the tab cn the other card being at the right, so that the identifications on both are visible at the saine time. The cards may, of course, be renieved and reversed, if desired.

Having thus described these several embodiments of 'the invention, but without limiting ourselves thereto, what we claim and what we desire to secure by lLetters Patent is:

l. lin a paper the combination of a card holder comprising a strip of sheet material provided with two apertures extending therethrough from the iront face to the rear face and disposed lengthwise ofthe strip, each aperture having two portions odifferent widths, the wider portions being nearer to each other than the narrower portions, a card, and two hinges attached to said card extending from said front face through the narrower portions oi said apertures, respectively, to said rear face and having `means rearwardly oi' said rear tace preventing withdrawal or" said hinges forwardly 'through the narrower portions of said apertures, the wider portions of said apertures permitting withdrawal of said means therethrough when said means are in registration with said wider portions.

2. In a paper le, the combination of a card holder comprising a strip of sheet material apertured lengthwise thereof from the front face to the rear face to present aperture portions of different widths, the wider portions being nearer to.4

each other than the narrower, portions, a card, and two hinges attached to said card extending from said front face through said narrower portions, respectively, to said rear face and having projections rearwardly'of said rear face preventing withdrawal of said hinges forwardly through said narrower portions, said wider portions permitting withdrawal of said projections therethrough when said projections are in registration with said wider portions. Y

3. A iiling element comprising, in combination, a card, and a plurality of hinges each having two thicknesses of material embracing and secured to said card, and staples extending through said thicknesses beyond and spaced outwardly from and parallel with the adjacent Aedge of said card. Y

4. A filing element comprising, in combination, a card, and a plurality of hinges along one edge of said card and each having two thicknesses of material embracing and secured to said card,. stitches extending through said thicknesses close to said edge, and staples extending through said thicknesses outwardly beyond and parallel with said edge.

5. A filing elementcomprising, in combination, a card, and a plurality of hinges along one edge of said card and each having two thicknesses of material embracing and secured to said card, stitches extending through said thicknesses outwardly beyond and parallel with and adjacent said edge, and staples extending through said y no:

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thicknesses outwardly beyond said stitches and parallel with the adjacent edge of said card.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a card holder for paper les, the same consisting of a strip of sheet material provided with a plurality of lengthwise apertures extending therethrough from the front face to the rear face, each aperture having two portions of different widths, the narrower portions of the apertures being directed outwardly toward the ends of the strip, and the wider portions being at least as long as the narrower portions.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a card holder for paper les, the same consisting of a strip of sheet material which is resilient throughout and is capable of being flexed and bowed to enable it to be sprung into and out of the channels of a panel, said strip being provided with a plurality of lengthwise apertures extending therethrough from the front face to the rear face, each aperture having two portions of diierent widths, the narrower portions of the apertures being directed outwardly toward the ends of the strip, and the wider portions being at least as long as the narrower portions.

, 8. As a new article of manufacture, a card holder for paper les, the same consisting of a Y strip of sheet material provided with a plurality of lengthwise apertures extending therethrough from the front face to the rear face, each aperture having two portions of diiTerent widths, the narrower portions of the apertures being directed outwardly toward the ends of the strip,

Ythe narrower portions.

and the wider portions being' at least as long as the narrower portions, said cardholder being provided with rearwardly extending projections to space the body of the strip from the front face of a panel having channels to receive the ends of the strip.

9. As anew article of manufacture, a card holder for paper files, the same consisting of a strip of sheet material provided with a plurality of lengthwise apertures extending therethrough from the front face to the rear face, each aperture having two portions of different widths, the narrower portions of the apertures being directed outwardly toward the ends of the strip, and the wider portions being-at least as long as the narrower portions, said card holder being `provided with longitudinal, rearwardly extending projections to space the body of the strip from the front face of a panel having channels to receive the ends of the strip.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a card holder for paper iles, the same consisting of a strip of sheet material provided with a plurality of lengthwise pairs of apertures extending therethrough from the front face to the rear face, each aperture having two portions of diierent widths, the narrower portions of the apertures being directed outwardly toward the ends of the strip, and the wider portions being at least as long as CHARLES E. ATTwooD. RAYMOND c. FINCH. 

